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Human Rights Advocacy Paper on Richard Stallman receives an A+

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:29:57 GMT

“These laws originated separately, evolved differently, cover different activities, have different rules, and raise different public policy issues.
Source: LXer

Quoted in 'Bona fide open source'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:19:29 GMT

Richard Stallman said in ITPro:

It's not about money ... it's about freedom. If you think it's about money you've missed the point. I want to use a computer in freedom, to cooperate, to not be restricted or prohibited from sharing. The GNU/Linux system is catching on somewhat more now.

Frugal Friday: Joblessness, DROID, Chrome OS, Richard Stallman, V.i. labs

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:18:24 GMT

Jason Perlow is a technologist with over two decades of experience integrating large heterogeneous multi-vendor computing environments in Fortune 500 companies. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
Source: ZDNet

Does Linus Torvalds Hate Freedom?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:40:05 GMT

According to an ongoing debate over the GPL version 3, he does. How can this be, since Linus Torvalds, creator and chief architect of the Linux kernel, knows about software freedom and free software?
Source: LXer

Ten failures that went down in IT history

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:02 GMT

Some of the biggest disasters in IT were simply good ideas gone wrong, but others were ill-advised to begin with, says Jack Wallen. 4. Cobalt Qube The Cobalt Qube looked good. If you are lucky, you can still find one on eBay a bargain price.
Source: ZDNet UK

RMS to change routine after sexism fuss

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:02:05 GMT

The head of the Free Software Foundation, Richard Stallman, says he will change the routine he goes through when speaking at conferences in order to avoid people misunderstanding what he means to convey.
Source: iTWire

EC Throws Monkey Wrench Into Oracle, Sun Deal

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:09:52 GMT

Sun Microsystems has been bleeding cash for months, as European regulators considered whether to allow Oracle to acquire it as planned.
Source: E-Commerce Times

Open Source: More than a License

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:51:10 GMT

Has the terminology finally evolved in the debate over "who's open source?" It would seem so.
Source: OStatic

eWEEK at 25: Open Source Has Proven a Remarkably Fertile Platform

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:35:46 GMT

PC Week's (now eWEEK's) birth year1984--was a busy one for technology. One platform that began to take shape at that time was focused not on hardware or software but on licensing.
Source: eWeek

Quoted in 'Richard Stallman joins call for Oracle to divest MySQL'

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Richard Stallman said in NetworkWorld:

We recognize that Oracle's acquisition of Sun may be essential for Sun's survival. However, Oracle should not be allowed to harm consumer interests in the database market by weakening the competition provided by MySQL

Richard Stallman Eats Something From His Foot

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:10:40 GMT